Mark your calendars, folks, because revered anime legend Hayao Miyazaki’s directorial debut is about to make its triumphant return to theaters. Originally released in 1979, LUPIN THE 3RD: THE CASTLE OF CAGLIOSTRO is as gorgeous as ever today, and you can catch it at a theater …Read more »
Featured Spotlight: What happens when the transition to high school suddenly ushers in a plethora of potential love connections? Well, things tend to get complicated. This is exactly what Takaaki Kouno finds out in To Heart 2, which is coming to Blu-ray and DVD in …Read more »
We’ve got some updated news about the upcoming second season of the Blood Blockade Battlefront anime, which is based on the manga by Yasuhiro Nightow. Blood Blockade Battlefront & Beyond will officially debut in Japan on October 7, and both the opening and ending theme …Read more »
Live-action adaptations of manga and anime are common—the reverse, not so much. The live action-to-anime adaptation is a rare beast indeed, but one that seems to be of particular interest to popular indie director Shunji Iwai, who, in 2015, used animation to create a prequel …Read more »
The No Game No Life Zero anime film is set to premiere at the Los Angeles Anime Film Festival (LA-AFF) on September 15 prior to a limited run, and tickets are still up for grabs. Sentai Filmworks will be presenting an English dub of the …Read more »
Himouto! Umaru-chan is getting ready to make its big return this fall with the debut of Himouto! Umaru-chan R. The latest season of the anime, based on the comedy manga by Sankaku Head, has director Masahiko Ohta returning along with assistant director Takaharu Ookuma, writer …Read more »
Featured Spotlight: What originally started as an 8-minute ONA (original net animation) from the Rebuild of Evangelion project’s anime studio Khara is now a feature-length adventure! The Dragon Dentist follows a girl with a mighty, nay, colossal task ahead of her, and it can be …Read more »
For many fans of the Pokemon anime, it just hasn’t been the same without Ash’s original companions Brock and Misty. The two classic characters, named Takeshi and Kasumi in the Japanese version, will be taking their long-awaited reappearance on two episodes of Pokemon Sun and …Read more »
Based on the dark sci-fi manga by Gantz author Hiroya Oku, the Inuyashiki anime is gearing up for an October debut. Ahead of that we have a new promo for the adaptation, which follows a middle-aged man who accidentally finds himself turning into a cyborg …Read more »
Featured Spotlight: With all the anime streaming options available today, it can be tough to keep things straight. Those looking to get their regular anime fix in a more focused way while supporting the original Japanese companies can do so thanks to which offers up …Read more »
Before Spirited Away , before Princess Mononoke , before Ponyo , Hayao Miyazaki co-wrote and directed the 1979 film Lupin III: The Castle of Cagliostro . Decades later, the film is still an anime classic, and next month it will be playing in special theaters …Read more »
Coming this October, we've got some new One Piece and Dragon Ball Super anime specials to look forward to. The latest issue of Weekly Shonen Jump has the early details, with One Piece 's special to debut on October 1, followed by Dragon Ball Super …Read more »
Forget plot, forget characters – based on images alone, what is the greatest-looking anime of all time? That was the question put recently to readers of popular Japanese anime site Charapedia, who got to work whipping up a list of the top 20 most kirei …Read more »
Many U.S. anime fans’ first exposure to the world of Gundam was through Toonami’s airing of Gundam Wing , the 90s series that takes place in the After Colony timeline. So there are plenty of folks for whom this figure will evoke more than a …Read more »
All parents have times when their kids drive them crazy, but for Usagi, she has a special case. Her daughter, a pink-haired princess called Chibiusa, shows up and points a gun at Usagi. The little girl is then more or less adopted by Usagi’s mother, …Read more »
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